This isn't about rescuing "two POS cars"—this is about humanity's apparent inability to deal with even the simplest of problems.

Cars driving on a street are typically moving at a speed of at least 25 mph. That tractor was moving at somewhere between a walking and jogging pace—maybe 5 mph. Climbing aboard it was not dangerous.

Are you afraid to cross the street because cars drive on it?

First, how? But second, it took nearly 5 minutes (plus how ever long that thing was running in circles before someone started filming) for someone to figure out that they could jog alongside it, hop on and take control of the "runaway" (walkaway?) tractor?!?!?!? What a useless bunch of people... but then again,…

Yeah, I went to the Honda dealer back in 1990 and test rode the CB-1 and the Hawk GT, both of which were great bikes, but with very different engines. I ended up buying my first VFR, a pristine, 1200-mile example, from a private owner instead. But I still remember the shriek of the CB-1's tiny inline-4 and wish I…

Sorry to see the bad fortune you've had on VFRs—they are some of my favorite bikes. Always wanted a CB-1, came *this close* to buying one new. Always regretted not buying it.

The LS400 was probably the most all-around competent car I will ever own, which is both a good and bad thing. Good because it was dead-nuts reliable, quiet, smooth, and nothing on the car looked or felt cheap. Bad because it was so good it was boring and really just too perfect for me. I prefer my cars to have some…

Currently, I've got the '88 Volvo 745Ti, the '90 245DL, the '59 Duett, the '60 Simca, and the '75 Honda CB550.

Great QOTW—I keep the cars I've owned on a spreadsheet, because I'm starting to have a hard time remembering them. Last week I was thinking that I'd better get to updating it; otherwise I'm going to forget to add some of the more recent acquisitions. This QOTW got me to sit down and do it, but now that I see that…

The correct answer is a 240.

If it's financed, not until he actually takes delivery—remember that until the car is built, the collateral for the loan doesn't even exist. Also, if the car is damaged in transit, built with incorrect options, whatever, then the customer has the right to reject it. If he's paying cash, he might have paid something…

I don't know—when he was at McLaren, Kimi had a history of going out and getting plastered and doing some pretty dumb shit. [youtu.be]

Yes, inventory searches are routine, constitutionally permissible, and also one of the most intrusive types of warrantless search that the police can perform. Even a search incident to arrest only allows the cop to search for weapons or contraband related to the crime for which you are arrested. An inventory search,…

I called it a few days ago: this was going to either be a cash grab or a pretext to search cars ( [jalopnik.com] )

More disturbing is the complete lack of Moskvich.

Pyrki Jyrki?

And the reaction from another Finn (often incorrectly identified as Hakkinen) when he learned that Kimi was going to be sponsored by something called "Perky Jerky."

Apropos of nothing in particular, but this montage of the many faces of Raikkonen always makes me laugh.

Exactly.

Thanks to the internet, anyone can be a "journalist," even at a traditional media outlet. Who needs grammar, punctuation, or an AP stylebook? Hell, who needs an editor?